All articles by Vern Pitt – Page 28
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FeaturesGreen Deal: One year on
The Green Deal is one year old this week but the celebrations are, to put it mildly, subdued. We look back on a year of disappointments for the energy efficiency retrofit market
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NewsLaing O’Rourke wins £22m TfL job
Contractor to remodel depot and surrounding facilities at London’s Willesden Junction
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NewsGalliford Try wins three jobs worth £55m
Contractor appointed to build extra care and housing developments
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NewsBritish Land reports pick up in office demand
Developer set to push on with London developments in 2014
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NewsCrest Nicholson profit soars 30%
Housebuilder also reports 29% hike in revenue for the year to 31 October 2013
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NewsCameron’s slashing of green regs branded ‘poisonous’
UK Green Building Council calls prime minister’s promise to cut environmental guidance “utterly reprehensible”
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News'Super-sewer' poaches Crossrail director
Crossrail programme director appointed as chief executive of Thames Tideway Tunnel developer
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CommentThe blame game
It seems odd that Barker should think it’s understandable that he got it wrong, but that construction firms should have seen the lacklustre performance coming
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NewsFive firms vie for key roles on £1.5bn Heathrow work
Exclusive: Winning consultants will provide ‘pivotal’ services on airport’s latest five-year investment programme
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NewsRICS strikes off surveyor imprisoned for child sex offences
Organisation member expelled after receiving four-year sentence and being added to sex offenders register
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NewsHS2 commits to design review for all stations
Move comes after Nottinghamshire and Leeds demand “iconic” stations to be built in their cities in return for supporting the project
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NewsInstitution of Structural Engineers appoints president
Director of Thomasons UK takes the reins
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NewsSupreme Court rejects HS2 challenge
Unanimous verdict of seven judges finds government followed correct procedures under European law
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NewsGreg Barker: 'Carillion should examine its Green Deal business model'
Energy minister attacks big construction firms that are struggling to make the government’s flagship energy efficiency scheme work
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NewsBarker admits Green Deal forecast was ‘spectacularly wrong’
Energy minister admits prediction that 10,000 Green Deal plans would be signed in the first year of the flagship scheme was well off
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NewsJust 626 Green Deals completed in scheme's first year
Official statistics reveal flagship retrofit scheme dramatically underperformed in the 12 months since its launch
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NewsIndustry calls for Green Deal loan guarantees
UK Green Building Council report calls for government to underwrite Green Deal loans in bid to bring down interest rate and drive take up
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NewsHeritage scheme for Smithfield 'unviable'
A controversial redevelopment of the historic Smithfield market in London is the “only viable option” according to property consultant Knight Frank
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NewsRace starts for £99m M25 job
Highway Agency wants improvements to Junction 30 to help stimulate economic activity in the Thames Gateway